From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V5 #381 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Wednesday, November 17 1999 Volume 05 : Number 381 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Today's your birthday, friend... [Mike Matthews ] East Is East [Tim Cook ] Re: Non-musical news ["Matt Bittner" ] project lo ["Mike Mendelson" ] Milla the Messenger/Jewel's latest [jjhanson@worldnet.att.net] Fwd: Bon/Happy Review [Joseph Zitt ] Kris Delmhorst ["Drew Harrington" ] Re: phantasmagoria [Cathy Sandifer ] Re: phantasmagoria [Joseph Zitt ] Aural Gratification - Ambient CDs [moseley@tatrc.org] tori, 4 tracks [Leon van Stuivenberg ] Re: phantasmagoria [jburka@min.net] Patricia Barber [jjhanson@worldnet.att.net] cool article! [Jess913@aol.com] Re: Aural Gratification - Ambient CDs [Paul Blair ] Re: New to list - some new recommendations [Jeffrey Burka ] tori on the daily show [meredith ] to the teeth [meredith ] this is John [John Drummond ] Re: New to list - some new recommendations [Ofer Inbar ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 03:00:04 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friend... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ********************* Jeff Pearce (no Email address) ********************** *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jeff Pearce November 16 Orpheus Naama Avramzon Mon November 18 1974 Scorpio Jeff Smith Mon November 19 1962 Crash Kevin Bartlett Fri November 21 1952 Scorpio Claudia Spix Wed November 23 1960 Schuetze Anja Baldo Tue November 23 1965 Garbanzo Tommy Persson Wed November 25 1964 Sagittarius Pat Tessitore November 26 Sagittarius Valerie Kraemer November 26 Sagittarius Justin Bur Fri November 27 1964 Sagittarius Sue Trowbridge Sun November 27 1966 Skytten Ward Kadel Tue November 29 1977 Sagittarius Mirko Bulaja Sat November 30 1974 Block Juha Sorva Thu December 02 1976 Sagittarius Chip Lueck Thu December 05 1968 Sagittarius Michele Wellck December 08 Sagittarius Jeremy J. Corry Fri December 11 1970 Sagittarius Renee Canada Tue December 13 1977 Sagittarius Julie C. Kammerzell Sun December 15 1968 Sagittarius/Scorpio combo Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti Sat December 15 1956 queen_nefertiti@prodigy.net Damon Harper Tue December 16 1975 COOL BANANAS - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 08:22:44 +0000 From: Tim Cook Subject: East Is East Saw this film last night. Highly highly recommended. Its a comedy-drama about a multi-racial family growing up in Salford in the early seventies (cue for over the top music and kitsch furniture). George is the father ans wants to arrange traditional weddings for his sons, Ella (an amazing performance by Linda Bassett) is torn between loyalty to her husband and wanding her children to make their own choices. In places its very very funny with a serious edge woven into the fabric of the story. Its the sort of feel good movie that has you grinning when you leave the cinema. Two thumbs up!! Tim ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 07:12:55 -0600 From: "Matt Bittner" Subject: Re: Non-musical news On Mon, 15 Nov 1999 16:30:09 -0800, Neile Graham wrote: > Just had to share the good news that in the mail today was a letter > offering to publish my new poetry collection, _Blood Memory_ next year. Most awesome! Congratulations. Maybe next year will be time to by my first poetry collection. ;-) Matt Bittner __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:02:49 -0600 From: "Mike Mendelson" Subject: project lo >Station.....mostly Instrumental with Happy on vocals...I'm not sure of the title or origin< I believe this was Bowie's Station to Station. - -mjm _______________________ Michael J. Mendelson mjm@harmonicvision.com or mjmjm@usa.net Harmonic Vision Makers of Music Ace and Music Ace 2 Software that brings music to life! 906 University Place Evanston, IL 60201 (847) 467-4047 office (847) 467-3008 fax http://www.harmonicvision.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:23:16 +0000 From: jjhanson@worldnet.att.net Subject: Milla the Messenger/Jewel's latest I saw The Messenger this weekend--I have to say that Milla put in quite the performance. I found her character to be much more like the historical Joan (at least of what I know about her), than the TV Joan of Arc that aired recently with Leilei Sobeski (or however you spell her name). I doubt she'll win any Oscars or anything--but she put in a great performance--it was just a little bit consistently too intense. Faye Dunaway is also quite great in it, though her role is fairly minor. Anyway, definitely worth checking out. As for the Christmas music discussion--I highly recommend Jewel's latest for those with a high tolerance for schmaltz in their Christmas music. It's very over- produced, but it's really good at the same time. Her voice is better than ever. And the two Latin numbers, Ave Maria, and a song called Gloria which she wrote herself, are really beautiful--as is I Wonder as I Wander, where she harmonizes with her Mom. We also get to hear a studio recording of The Face of Love, the song she wrote for Desree to sing in Romeo and Juliet (but which Desree turned down. She also uses a gospel choir to great effect, and it's just an overall great good album--capturing all kinds of Christmas moods--from the funny (Rudolph) to the sublime (Gloria). Definitely worth checking out for Jewel fans who like Christmas music--for those who don't like Jewel--I don't think this album will convert anyone. Jeff Hanson n.p. Jewel - Joy: A Holiday Collection n.r. Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 12:17:12 -0500 From: Joseph Zitt Subject: Fwd: Bon/Happy Review From the DC King Crimson fans list... - ----- Forwarded message from Mark Chapman ----- Subject: [dc-et] Non-Crim: Bon Lozaga/Happy Rhodes My cohort Mike on the Fusenet line gave me permission to forward his comments... ~Mark ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: Mike Uchima Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 03:47:35 -0600 Subject: review of Project Lo show (or: when worlds collide) Howdy, Fusoids... A little over a week ago, I forwarded a list of November tour dates for Bon Lozaga's "Project Lo" tour. I just got back from seeing them at the first date on the tour (at Martyr's, in Chicago). If you'd rather skip the extended half-coherent ramblings of someone who only had 3 hours of sleep last night, has been up for 20+ hours, and consumed too many pints of Goose Island Ale at the show [cool -- a club that actually had some decent, albeit over-priced beer!], here's the Cliff Notes version: GO SEE THEM IF YOU CAN -- THIS WAS A GREAT SHOW! OK, now for the unabridged version... First, a little background: For those of you who don't know who Bon Lozaga is, back in the '70s, he was one of the guitarists in Pierre Moerlen's Gong, sharing guitar credits with Holdsworth on Expresso II. More recently, he's been the lead guitarist/bandleader of Gongzilla, BON, and Project Lo -- which have featured David Torn, Holdsworth, and others as guest musicians. There are a half dozen CDs out from these various projects, on Lozaga's own LOLO Records label. The Gongzilla releases, and the BON releases are electric fusion -- consistent with what a lot of people probably think of when they hear the word "fusion". The Project Lo releases are more acoustic/electronic in nature; I guess I'd call them "jazz/ambient fusion", if one was forced to give them a label (but I hate labels). The second Project Lo CD features vocals on some tracks by Happy Rhodes, who is touring with them this time around. When I first found out that Happy Rhodes was on the Project Lo CD, my first reaction was, "what a bizarre collaboration". Rhodes is a female singer/songwriter, somewhat in the Kate Bush vein, but with a much wider vocal range. (I was probably the only person at this show who was *both* a Bon Lozaga *and* Happy Rhodes fan, from before they collaborated on the last Project Lo album... but I digress.) On to the show: The lineup was Bon Lozaga (lead electric and acoustic guitar); Hansford Rowe (another Gong alum, on bass); Happy Rhodes (vocals, acoustic guitar, occasional keyboards); and Paul Ramsey [sp?], who did an admirable job subbing for Vic Stevens on drums. They performed a mix of material from Project Lo, Hansford's latest solo release, and Happy Rhodes' last few CDs -- an eclectic selection, to say the least. Here's a set list; I managed to copy it down from a piece of paper that was sitting on the stage -- hey, my memory's not *that* good, especially after several pints of Goose Island! Your Mind [from Project Lo's "Black Canvas"] Mercy Street [Peter Gabriel cover, also from PL's BC] Ali [from Hansford Rowe's "No Other"] Ra [from HR's "Many Worlds are Born Tonight"] Perfection [from Project Lo's BC] Feed The Fire [one of HR's songs, I forget which album] Rajah [from Project Lo's BC] Hansford's Bass Solo One Word [?] The Chariot [from HR's "Many Worlds are Born Tonight"] Hip Hopgnosis [from PL's "Dabbling In Darkness", and Gongzilla's "Suffer"] D.I.E. [from Project Lo's BC] Collective Heart [from HR's "Building The Colossus"] Station To Station [? someone help me out here] ~ I reminded Mike that this is the old Bowie tune. ~ Mark I've attempted to annotate with the original album where each tune appeared. "Hip Hopgnosis" appeared on two albums -- both the first Project Lo CD, and the first Gongzilla; the version performed tonight was closer to the Gongzilla version. Anyhow... some general observations: This show was generally a bit more "electric" than the Project Lo CDs. Somewhere between Project Lo and BON/Gongzilla, if anyone's keeping score. Bon Lozaga has got to be one of the most underrated/unrecognized guitarists around. I can hear echoes of past collaborators (Holdsworth-esque legato, and textures/looping in the manner of Torn) in his playing, but the unique blend of elements he uses in his playing is indisputably his own. Hansford Rowe is a bassist to be reckoned with. (What's that bizarre-looking 5-string bass he played? Is that the "just-intonation" bass I saw mentioned in the Gongzilla CD credits? The frets are actually at different positions for different strings.) Happy Rhodes' vocals send shivers down my spine. (And hey, as a rule, I prefer instrumental music, to music with vocals!) In addition to singing on the selections with lyrics, she contributed occasional wordless vocalizations to many of the instrumental pieces... To sum up, IMO, this was *real* fusion, in the purest sense -- diverse influences, all coming together and merging into a (reasonably) coherent whole. Highly recommended. Oh, yeah... one more thing: Believe it or not, the opening act was a group billing themselves as the "Third Coast String Quartet". Yep, they were indeed a string quartet in the classical sense -- two violins, a viola, and a cello. Totally unexpected, but very enjoyable nonetheless -- a very accomplished group of musiicians. As far as the style of music they played goes... sort of a "classical-jazz fusion" thing going on here (there's one of those dreaded labels again). Cello as a percussion instrument, anyone? (The cellist took his role as the defacto rhythm section quite seriously, and sometimes whacked the strings with his bow, to provide percussive effects.) And what is it about "Norwegian Wood", anyway? (Let's just say that Holdsworth ain't the only one doing a jazzed-up version of this venerable Beatles tune!) I assume the TCSQ is a local act, and is *not* actually touring with Project Lo... so I guess the rest of y'all get to miss out. After the show, I had the opportunity to speak with Bon Lozaga. He indicated that his next project is likely to be more in the electric fusion vein (compared to the Project Lo releases), and that he's lining up some "interesting" collaborators (Dave Fiuczynski, among others). There's also a Gongzilla tour in the works. I'll keep y'all posted, if I hear anything more. Also picked up copies of the new Hansford Rowe CD, and Vic Stevens' "Mistaken Identity" at the show. Haven't had a chance to listen yet... Oh yeah, one more thing... Bon indicated that the Detroit date (tonight) has been canceled, due to the club changing ownership. Apparently, they *nearly* canceled the Chicago date as a result, as all of their other venues are on the east coast. (I'm *really* glad they decided to come out here anyway.) Cheers, and good night. (Or is it good morning?) == Mike Uchima == uchima@pobox.com == - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A shopper?s dream come true! Find practically anything on earth at eBay! Come and browse the more than 2 million items up for bid at any time. You never know what you might find at eBay! http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/1140 - -- Create a poll/survey for your group! - -- http://www.egroups.com/vote?listname=dc-et&m=1 - ----- End forwarded message ----- - -- |> ~The only thing that is not art is inattention~ --- Marcel Duchamp <| | jzitt@metatronpress.com http://www.metatronpress.com/jzitt | | Latest CD: Shekhinah: The Presence http://www.mp3.com/josephzitt | | Comma: Voices of New Music Silence: the John Cage Discussion List | ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 08:47:34 -0800 From: "Drew Harrington" Subject: Kris Delmhorst I made it to Kris Delmhorst's show at Rose Street Sunday night. My decision to go was based on the enjoyment I've gotten from her CD which I too bought at a Catie Curtis show. I thoroughly loved it. (The show and the CD.) Rose Street House of Music is a house concert space. Kris performed standing in front of the empty fireplace with about 30 people strewn across the floor. By the time the show was over the crowd had grown to a very tight 50ish. Kris was great. She's got a great voice with a couple different tonal qualities in two different registers which she moves back and forth between effortlessly. Her guitar playing is also very strong, but for me, her primary strength is her songwriting. Sheryln Koo suggested she thought of Kris as kind of "Ani lite" and I can see that completely in lines like "[We] are like a free lunch / There's no such thing but we eat it up anyway." Sorry I can't remember the set list, but she did three new untitled songs and at least one or two that I didn't recognize from the album that were probably old. Motion - a local Bay Area group did a set after Kris and they were also great. I'm sure I haven't seen them before, but they seemed very familiar. Two women singing beautiful harmonies, an acoustic guitar and a fretless Bass. Really nice. I'd look for them. She has one more show in the Bay Area (at Strings). If you are local, I suggest you try to make it. If you are not in the Bay Area you can find her tour info on her Website. (www.krisdelmhorst.com) I'll likely go to the Strings show - if you see me there say hi. I'll be the guy with the AMAZING shirt. Drew ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:29:06 -0500 (EST) From: Cathy Sandifer Subject: Re: phantasmagoria Jeffrey Burka wrote: : :So Craig and I are planning to go to the Project Lo / Happy show :at Phantasmagoria in Wheaton Thursday evening. Anyone else in the :DC area planning to be there? Anyone know details on ticket :price, when doors open, etc.? (I haven't gotten around to calling :the club yet and the details aren't on the web site...) I'm planning on being there, assuming work doesn't interfere. I will probably be dragging along a current Ecto lurker and a former list denizen as well. Tickets are $15, show starts at 8 according to the concert line. - -Cathy np - Social Distortion, Live at the Roxy - -- cathy@radix.net You are the true Lord of the Dance, No matter what those idiots at work say. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:24:02 -0500 From: Joseph Zitt Subject: Re: phantasmagoria On Tue, Nov 16, 1999 at 01:29:06PM -0500, Cathy Sandifer wrote: > Tickets are $15, show starts at 8 according to the concert line. Any recommendations of a nearby eatery? - -- |> ~The only thing that is not art is inattention~ --- Marcel Duchamp <| | jzitt@metatronpress.com http://www.metatronpress.com/jzitt | | Latest CD: Shekhinah: The Presence http://www.mp3.com/josephzitt | | Comma: Voices of New Music Silence: the John Cage Discussion List | ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:30:56 -0700 From: moseley@tatrc.org Subject: Aural Gratification - Ambient CDs Hello all... Does anybody know where I can get my hands on a copy of AG - Vol 2? Should I just write directly to Aural Gratification, or is there somewhere else I can get it? Amazon.com only has volume one, and CDNow doesn't have either. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, S.P. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:22:54 +0100 From: Leon van Stuivenberg Subject: tori, 4 tracks Hi, Tori Amos gave a 'mini concert' in the Wisseloord studios of Hilversum, the netherlands, Nov 5th. Yesterday they played 4 songs of this concert on the radio: concertina take to the sky cooling 1000 oceans They will be temporarily available as: http://home.wanadoo.nl/leonvs/tori01.mp3 http://home.wanadoo.nl/leonvs/tori02.mp3 http://home.wanadoo.nl/leonvs/tori03.mp3 http://home.wanadoo.nl/leonvs/tori04.mp3 have fun. np: luar na lubre - cabo do mundo ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:42:16 -0500 (EST) From: jburka@min.net Subject: Re: phantasmagoria On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Joseph Zitt wrote: > On Tue, Nov 16, 1999 at 01:29:06PM -0500, Cathy Sandifer wrote: > > > Tickets are $15, show starts at 8 according to the concert line. > > Any recommendations of a nearby eatery? There's reasonable food at the club (and hopefully beer this time...last time Project Lo played, they couldn't sell any). If you don't want to eat at the club, it's Wheaton...one of the highest concentrations of bizarre ethnic eateries in the region (the other night I ate at a Filipino joint not too far from Phantasmagoria) anyone know what time the doors open? jeff ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 21:02:10 +0000 From: jjhanson@worldnet.att.net Subject: Patricia Barber I was hoping to see Patricia Barber this evening at the University of New Mexico here in Albuquerque. I'd been putting off buying tickets though, and finally found out who to call today. Apparently, she played in Santa Fe last night, and when her road manager went to pick her up at her hotel today to drive her down to Albuquerque, she'd left him a note saying that she was on her way home and was not playing the rest of the tour. The guy at UNM Jazz Workshop had found all this out about 10 minutes before I called--aobut 5 hours before the show. I don't envy him. So, I don't know where else she was going on this tour, but if any of you were planning on seeing her in the near future, I'd be sure to check with the venue before heading out for the show. Jeff Hanson ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:22:40 EST From: Jess913@aol.com Subject: cool article! hi! i was just sent this great article from the Denver paper Westword about my friend Jenna's band, Sarina Simoom. their first real press!!! looks like they are doing really well, which is exciting. i wont post the whole thing, but here's a little bit and if you want to read the rest i put it on my web page at www.geocities.com/Rainforest/Andes/4006/SarinaSimoom.html "A onetime violinist for Twilight Motel, [Jenna] Herbst is simply a luminous talent, a concise player whose elastic vocal style recalls Kate Bush, a more melodic Kristin Hersh and the elusive sirens of all those Greek myths. And though Herbst occupied a large portion of the spotlight at last week's show, the band's wisely understated, harmonic arrangements were a simple, sensual, and sensory treat." Sarina Simoom's next show will be on Thursday, December 16th at the Bluebird in Denver with Worm Trouble (don't know who they are, do you?). And their first cd may be out in February. Jess B ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:55:44 -0500 From: Paul Blair Subject: Re: Aural Gratification - Ambient CDs > Does anybody know where I can get my hands on a copy of AG - Vol 2? >Should I just write directly to Aural Gratification, or is there somewhere >else I can get it? Amazon.com only has volume one, and CDNow doesn't have >either. Any help would be appreciated. I got mine from Aural Gratification about a year ago. The staff person there is highly knowledgeable, extremely efficient, and a wicked guitarist ;-) As of last November, the order info for the Aural Gratification CDs was: $13.99 each US postage and handling 2.00 plus .50 each additional item NY residents add 8% tax check, money order, or cash? Aural Gratification P.O. Box 380 Bearsville, NY 12409 Cheers, Paul ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 21:41:20 EST From: Gordoja@aol.com Subject: New to list - some new recommendations I just wanted to pop in and say hi as a new ecto-head Some of my favorites: Heather Nova, Happy Rhodes, Love Spirals Downwards, The Nields, Hankdogs, Rachel Sage, Wild Strawberries, Portishead, Morcheeba, Velvet Belly, Mila Drumke...(needless ot say the list goes on and on) Albums that I cannot get out of my CD player recently: Bertine - "Morbid Latenite Show" Kristin Mooney - "Living Alone" Fisher - "One" Rachel Sage - "Smashing the Serene" Jennifer Tefft - "Dig This Thing" I was poking around the guide and saw a pretty good discography of things I love and adore...a few other recent obscurities and aural obsessions in my cd player that I would have to add to the list: Curio - "the girl from lost & found" Shonna Brown - "deluge" Annika Bently - "see you around lifeguard" Jess Klein - "wishes well disguised" Deborah Bartley - "tell it to the wheels" (I saw her perform live two weeks ago...there were times I swore she was Ani) House of Red "Self-titled" Tekla - "somebody else" Lisa Richards - "not quite so low" Brenda Weiler - "crazy happy" Lene Marlin - "Playing My Game" Splashdown - "Stars and Garters" Jade Ell - "promises and prayers" Talk to you more later :) [if anyone has 80% of the albums in my obscurities list I'd be most impressed] - -Jason ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 21:49:32 -0500 From: meredith Subject: Re: New to list - some new recommendations Hi! Jason introduced: >I just wanted to pop in and say hi as a new ecto-head Welcome to ecto, Jason! I'm assuming you're the same Jason who sat down next to us at the Acoustic Cafe the other night and started talking about Veda Hille and Happy Rhodes? :> Yes folks, the world is a wonderfully scary place sometimes. +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | | *** TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: *** | | *** http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:05:49 -0500 From: Jeffrey Burka Subject: Re: New to list - some new recommendations Gordoja@aol.com sez: > I just wanted to pop in and say hi as a new ecto-head Welcome. > Albums that I cannot get out of my CD player recently: > Kristin Mooney - "Living Alone" This is Peter Himmelman's long-time BV singer (she's on the albums from the late 80's and early 90's). She last showed up on his '93 album _Skin_ (his second to most recent studio album for adults) but has been known to show up at shows and hop on stage for a song or two...I've got a copy of a Chicago show from this past February in which she participated. She's got a great voice, but this is the first exceedingly positive thing I've heard about her solo album -- the few comments I've heard have been...not negative, but more sort of blase. Could you describe it a bit more? Thanks... jeff n.p. _Lamb_, lamb (I still hadn't seen a copy around DC, so when I ordered the euro MWABT, I had 'em throw this in too) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:06:07 EST From: Songbird22@aol.com Subject: Re: New to list - some new recommendations Jason says: > Fisher - "One" > Rachel Sage - "Smashing the Serene" > Jennifer Tefft - "Dig This Thing" The Fisher CD is definitely one of my favorite CDs of the year... it is awesome. It resided in my CD player for a few months... I hope to get some Rachael Sage soon, I've been too broke. I'm going to be working with someone she collaborated with soon so I'm excited about that... :) Got the new Fiona and new Ani. Love the production/music on FA's new album... very strong... the new Ani I've only listened to the first 2 and they're okay, and I love the lyrics to "to the teeth", that is an amazing tune... Jessica www.aquezada.com/jess ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:17:09 -0500 From: Dan Stark Subject: SARAH SLEAN NYC House Concert Greetings! I am pleased to announce a "Living Room" concert with Sarah Slean, this Thursday evening, November 18 at our home in Jersey City, NJ, overlooking beautiful downtown Manhattan, NYC. Sarah will perform a full set - with her band - beginning at 8:30pm. We are delighted to welcome all area ectophiles to join us for an evening of fun and live music, as Sarah delights friends and the downstairs neighbors alike with a unique floor-shaking non-acoustic performance. The screen door opens at 7pm for complimentary hors-d'oeuvres and soft drinks. You are welcome to bring along your own brand of refreshments as well, if you wish. We even plan to hold a surprise contest, where one lucky winner will walk away with a yellow cockatiel. Whoops, sorry...I have just been informed that I cannot give away our pet bird, as much as I love him, so instead we will give away some kind of rare promo CD. Admission is $15, with all proceeds going to Sarah and her musicians. The price is slightly higher than the Boston LRT date, since this performance will be with the band. However, it is tax-free since Sarah is from Canada. ;) We have already received a good response from some list-folks in the immediate area, and we even expect Woj, Meth and Michael Curry to make the trip from CT. We still have room for more though, so if you would like to attend, kindly RSVP by replying to this e-mail. I'll get right back to you with details and better-than-Mapquest directions. We are easily accessible by "PATH" subway, which connects to the NYC subway for those of you New Yorkers without wheels. And the Newark airport is just 10 minutes away in case you happen to be flying in from overseas. We hope to see many of you here! Thanks, Dan and Leif ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:52:26 -0500 From: meredith Subject: tori on the daily show Hi! I don't think I've seen it mentioned here, but for those of you with Comedy Central, Tori is going to be on the Daily Show tonight. Should be amusing. :) +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | | *** TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: *** | | *** http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:51:58 -0500 From: meredith Subject: to the teeth Hi! Picked up Fiona Apple's _When The Pawn_ and Ani's _To The Teeth_ today. I've only listened to the former once, and then I wasn't paying much attention because I was doing dishes at the time, but I am intrigued by the impression that the single just might be the best song on the album. That usually doesn't happen. Ani's new one, however, I've listened to three times already, and if I weren't going through withdrawal from one full day without hearing Emily Bezar's _Four Walls Bending_ I'd be on #4 right now. This is definitely her best album since _Dilate_. Hell, it might even beat out _Dilate_ someday. I don't think anything can ever replace _Not A Pretty Girl_ as my favorite Ani album, but I have a feeling this one is going to give it a run for its money. *Way* too much good new music has come out in the past two months! I'm going to explode!!! +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | | *** TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: *** | | *** http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 05:54:52 -0800 (PST) From: John Drummond Subject: this is John Y'all, Okay, my bayouorestes account is getting WAY full... so now we have this pretty new one... ooh... here's hopin' it has better shock absorption than the last one, one little speed bump and it was like southern California all over again. ;D Anyhow so um I guess I'll be unsubscribing from the emailinglists on the bayouorestes account and I've already resubscribed to a few of them through this new heycongregation account. :D John ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 01:23:04 -0500 From: Ofer Inbar Subject: Re: New to list - some new recommendations Gordoja@aol.com wrote: > Albums that I cannot get out of my CD player recently: [...] > Jennifer Tefft - "Dig This Thing" Huh. Are you a Bostonian? I just met Jennifer Tefft this summer, and she was a pleasure to work with. We had her band perform at WBRS and I really liked them, though she never tripped the "ecto" part of my brain so I never mentioned it here. I am curious how you came to have the CD, especially if you're not from the Boston area. > I was poking around the guide and saw a pretty good discography of things I > love and adore...a few other recent obscurities and aural obsessions in my cd > player that I would have to add to the list: [...] > Annika Bently - "see you around lifeguard" I posted several times about Annika Bentley here on ecto last year, after I first heard her. We received her CD at WBRS in the fall of 1998, and I was impressed and got in touch to arrange for her to bring her band to perform, which they did in April. Ecto denizen Jeff Wasilko was there for that show. I wonder if anyone else here has heard her or paid attention to what I was saying, though :) And, again, I'm curious how you got introduced to Annika Bentley... > Deborah Bartley - "tell it to the wheels" (I saw her perform live > two weeks ago...there were times I swore she was Ani) Deborah Bartley just recently performed at WBRS, but on a night when someone else was engineering, so I wasn't there. I booked her in response to her emails, not from hearing her music. Guess I should go back and listen to that tape, eh? > Splashdown - "Stars and Garters" A moxy fruvous fan friend of mine was just talking about Splashdown recently, so after seeing your post I went and asked her for some more detail... and as soon as she mentioned they were on Castle von Buhler records, the bell went off in my head. Sure enough, Splashdown has a track on the CvB Nigh compilation, which I posted to ecto about last year. I like pretty much everything on Nigh (and Anon, though Splashdown aren't on it), including the Splashdown track, and they were on my list of CDs to get one of these days, but I forgot all about them. > Talk to you more later :) [if anyone has 80% of the albums in my > obscurities list I'd be most impressed] If anyone has 20% overlap with my CD collection, I'd be most... weirded out! -- Cos (Ofer Inbar) -- cos@polyamory.org http://www.leftbank.com/CosWeb/ -- WBRS (100.1 FM) -- info@wbrs.org http://www.wbrs.org/ This could only happen in the life of a cos. This stuff never happens to me! -- Tara Elizabeth Backman, 4 May 1998 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 01:26:25 -0500 From: Ofer Inbar Subject: Re: hi/Sarina Simoom On Thu, Nov 11, 1999 at 12:15:36PM -0500, Jess913@aol.com wrote: > Hiya. I'm new on this list, was referred by Cos (Ofer)..... Live in > Boston..... I'm a long-time Kate Bush fan.... And also a big fan of Rose > Polenzani, Erin McKeown, Jess Klein, Kris Delmhorst, The Nields, Lori > McKenna... I just want to chime in here and say that Jess has introduced me to some music I really like, and been a travelling companion to many concerts. If female singer/songwriters appeal to you, I recommend paying attention to Jess's postings here! -- Cos (Ofer Inbar) -- cos@polyamory.org http://www.leftbank.com/CosWeb/ -- WBRS (100.1 FM) -- info@wbrs.org http://www.wbrs.org/ "Now don't try to tell me that pot leads to crack / your road from Vietnam went straight to Iraq / love love love / do people still believe in that?" -- Zuba, "Believe in That" ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V5 #381 **************************